Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Sampley
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 2015No. DA 14-0555PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wheat
¶1 Matthew Sampley appeals from an order of the Montana Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissing for lack of jurisdiction the parenting and custody issues Matthew presented in his petition for dissolution of marriage. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 We review the following issues:
2. Did the District Court err by refusing to hold a hearing prior to issuing its order?
2. Did the District Court err by deciding that it lacked jurisdiction, over the parenting and custody issues?
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶3 Matthew and Michelle Sampley were married on Januaiy 23, 2010, in…
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